Archive for Tag: mathematical difficulty

Unfortunately many kids dislike math. It’s almost become a mental block and this is not helped by parents who happily claim, “Oh, I was no good at maths either”. The funny thing is, most young children enjoy learning to count as they enjoy the rhythm and the precision involved. And it’s really quite easy for […]

How effectively are our kids learning to do maths? A recent report on the Annual National Assessments conducted in 2011 suggests that fewer than half of the learners in our country were able to demonstrate that they have at least partially achieved the competencies specified in the curriculum. Mastering mathematics is a tricky business and […]

Kids learning about the world through the wonder of play dough. I’m not a night owl. In fact, most nights I battle to stay awake past 8pm. But last Wednesday evening I found myself in the kitchen at 11:30pm happily humming to myself and shuffling along in my slippers – making play dough. I would […]

As February draws to a close, the majority of children have settled into their new classrooms and teachers start to pick up the work pace. This is also generally the time of the year when teachers begin to identify learners with apparent learning difficulties and refer them to various specialists for examination and remediation. Many […]

Welcome back and a very, very happy New Year to you all! After a jam-packed 2010 (with its extended holidays due to the World Cup) and an unusually rainy December holiday period, many parents expressed their relief when schools across the country finally opened their doors for the start of the 2011 academic year. I […]